Thrash — Electric guitar

On the electric guitar a chord progression tends to sound best when you keep the shapes compact and let the amplified sustain hold them, trusting the band to cover the low notes. Thrash is all speed and aggression: riffs — in other words, short repeated phrases hammered relentlessly — at breakneck tempos with maximum weight. On this page you'll find the style's strumming patterns, the intense rhythms that hold up that wall of sound.

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Updated July 9, 2026